Canadian Parliament introduces bill to allow US war resisters to seek asylum in Canada -AP

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

Bravo for Canada and the resisters!

http://www.startribune.com/world/59679112.html

TORONTO - Canadian Parliament will consider a bill introduced Thursday that would allow American and other war resisters to stay in Canada.

The bill, introduced by the Liberal Party's Gerard Kennedy, would allow other countries' military deserters to stay in Canada if their refusal to serve is based on sincere moral, political or religious objections.

Parliament has already voted twice to support war resisters, but those were non-binding motions.Kennedy's bill would be binding because it would amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

Most war resisters in Canada are U.S. military personnel who have refused to participate in the Iraq War on the grounds that it's illegal and immoral. There are thought to be about 200 American military deserters who have come to Canada to avoid service in Iraq.

[Posteritatis]

1. Unfortunately, private member's bills usually have a snowball's chance

On the other hand, Parliament's pretty erratic right now, so who knows?

[Forkboy]

2. K&R

[leftstreet]

3. K&R

[redqueen]

Here's hoping it passes.

:thumbsup:

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. K&R

Any chance of it passing?

Kiucinich has some good bills that never see the floor; is this MP just a canadian version of Rep Kiucinich?

[sui generis]

5. I think they still need to be choosy. A new regular military enlistee knows

what they're signing up for. A backdoor draft or National Guard re-appropriation - those guys should be able to say no, ESPECIALLY national guard, since that charter is notably different than regular military in an offensive or occupational foreign action.

[Oregone]

6. What about Afghan operations?

This would be a sticky point, being that Canada has its own mission there.

I wonder what its chances of passing actually are. Probably little right now.

[rusty charly]

7. Wish they had it

during The Reign of the Chimp.

[HeresyLives]

8. If we have an election, and get a Liberal majority,

the bill will pass then with no problems.

[Oregone]

9. Isn't a liberal majority pretty much fantasy?